Antique Vintage Deco Sterling Silver Etruscan Repousse Gold Gilt Orb Earrings

  

SPECIALIZING IN FINE ANTIQUE VINTAGE JEWELRY & COLLECTIBLES. These prices come from GIA recognized. THE wholesale price guide for dealers. These values do not dictate what a piece is worth.

This is the price a piece would be worth if stripped down and melted to its bare materials. This beautiful pair of earrings are very well made in style and structure, surely a designer pair of earrings. This beautiful pair of earrings comes from the Art Deco Era! The Art Deco Era is famous for being the "Gatsby" or "Roaring Twenties" Era.

A lot of gorgeous and timeless designs in jewelry came out of this period. During the Art Deco Period jewelers often made jewelry upon custom order, this would often take weeks to months to completely craft by hand. Etruscan Revival Jewelry was known for the clean and elegant simplicity of ancient Greek and Roman design and detailed by granulation and scrolled wire work. Master Italian goldsmiths, such as Castellani, were famous for their work in this style. Other Etruscan Revival pieces, include cameos of carved lava, hardstone or shell, in yellow gold, which were detailed with scenes from classic mythology or jewelry created in micro-mosaic and pietra dura.

Gods and goddesses, nymphs and warriors, were all prevalent as well as motifs consisting of grapes, vines, swags and garlands. Repoussé began as an ancient metal working technique, involving malleable silver first formed with a specially created three-dimensional mold and then further refined by hammering from the reverse side and adding detail to the front. The finished work was intricate, with grooves, indentation and channeling.

It was then carefully polished as an eye-catching treasure. The earrings tested as Sterling Silver, there is a gold gilt over the silver. The top round accent on one of the earrings appears to be slightly damaged, I only say this because it looks a little different than the accent on the other earrings.

These incredibly ornate earrings are crafted out of solid sterling silver and are completely handmade. The orb motif as well as the high relief portions of the orb would have been hand Repousse hammered, and then the detailed metal work would have been applied. The metal work on the earrings exhibits an Etruscan theme, with detailed patterns comprised of tiny granulated bead accents and strategically placed rope twist borders. The bottom of the earrings comes to a sharp point for an added element of design. A gold gilt was placed over the earrings to achieve the gold hue. The earrings measure 2 and 1/4" tall by 1/2" wide. The design includes Shepard's style hooks for pierced ears. Antique and Vintage jewelry is disappearing at alarming rates.

Unfortunately, most of the jewelry from this time period has been lost or melted down over the years, please don't miss your chance to own this special piece of history! Sizable by Your Local Jeweler. Due to the age of some of these pieces, some items will not be stamped. The National Stamping Act was not enacted until 1906, before 1906 jewelry was not legally required to have a karat mark.

This is one way to date items prior to the Art Nouveau time period. PLEASE WAIT FOR AN UPDATED INVOICE BEFORE PAYING FOR YOUR ITEMS. Thank you for your cooperation. The item "Antique Vintage Deco Sterling Silver Etruscan Repousse Gold Gilt Orb Earrings" is in sale since Thursday, November 03, 2016.

This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Fine\Art Nouveau/Art Deco 1895-1935\Earrings". The seller is "aumiagoldandsilverjewelry" and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, PH, SG, NO, SA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO.

• Style: Drop/Dangle
• Metal: Sterling Silver
• Metal Purity: .